Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn a median $48,440 a year, well below the national median of $64,370 (−25%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 6% more than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Every neighbouring state pays more: New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri range from $59,310 in Missouri to $75,240 in New Mexico. Oklahoma employs 7,620 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 4.46 per 1,000 jobs, the 27th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.12 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
OklahomaHourly******7,6204.461.12
Annual$43,400$46,490$48,440$59,440$68,990$53,920
United StatesHourly******620,090––
Annual$48,080$58,530$64,370$80,490$102,540$72,030
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $43,400$43,40025th25th: $46,490$46,490MedianMedian: $48,440$48,44075th75th: $59,440$59,44090th90th: $68,990$68,990US median
Oklahoma annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
51st of 51 states
Rank by employment
27th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.12
Jobs per 1,000
4.46

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Oklahoma's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Oklahoma

5 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Oklahoma publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Lawton, OK*$61,240$47,510$77,6502706.321.59
Fort Smith, AR-OK*$58,960$48,700$75,0905305.581.40
Tulsa, OK*$48,850$45,920$73,8401,6703.640.91
Oklahoma City, OK*$48,440$46,920$71,8302,4803.670.92
Enid, OK*$46,460$40,500$61,3101305.381.35
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area*$49,380$39,510$60,8604707.591.90
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area*$48,130$39,720$71,9208206.951.74
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area*$47,860$42,010$60,5306106.251.57
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area*$47,780$41,290$60,1001,0505.651.42

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Oklahoma*$48,4407,6201.12
Arkansas*$59,5706,1401.18
Colorado*$63,76013,2801.16
Kansas*$60,5806,2301.09
Missouri*$59,31011,3300.97
New Mexico*$75,2404,2601.23
Texas*$63,39080,1601.43

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Oklahoma wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Oklahoma estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.